2020-04-23T14:43:03-07:00 2019-12-31 990 2019-01-01 300470692 FOUNDATION FOR LAKE CHAPALA CHARITIES INC FOUN 9562420497 5802 Bob Bullock Loop Ste 328C 4A Laredo TX 78041 Mathew Butler Treasurer 9562420497 2020-04-23 173.232.242.4 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Sandra M Feldman Av del Parque 137 San Antonio Tlayacapan Jalisco MX 45915 270560 0 X www.lakechapalacharities.org X 2009 TX The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities is a 501(c)(3) public charity that receives donations and distributes those funds to various, qualified nonprofit charitable organizations located around the area of Lake Chapala in Jalisco state, Mexico. 7 7 0 9 0 0 212706 270560 0 0 0 0 0 0 212706 270560 211981 268586 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 725 1974 212706 270560 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities is a 501(c)(3) public charity that receives donations and distributes those funds to various, qualified nonprofit organizations located around the area of Lake Chapala in Jalisco state, Mexico. 0 0 270560 268586 0 The organization operates a single program service only: receiving and processing donations and using those donations to make grants to charities and nonprofit service institutions in Mexico. The types of program services operated by these funded institutions include: educational assistance for the poor, feeding programs for the poor, medical assistance for the poor, housing for abandoned children, animal care and adoption services. 0 0 0 270560 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 MX 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Sandra Feldman 9562420497 5802 Bob Bullock Loop Ste 328C 4A Laredo TX 78041 Sandra Feldman President 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Richard Reldman Vice President 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Richard Chase Secretary 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Jan Quarton Director at Large 2 0 X 0 0 0 Louise Burgess Director at Large 2 0 X 0 0 0 Matthew Butler Treasurer 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Brian Dalziel Director 2 X 0 0 0 Emile Badawy Director 16 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270560 0 270560 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270560 0 0 0 268586 268586 199 199 146 146 1494 1494 135 135 270560 270560 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 0 X 299243 335687 254546 212706 270560 1372742 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 299243 335687 254546 212706 270560 1372742 0 1372742 1372742 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20 0 270560 0 270560 0 0 0 1 1 Schedule D, Part I, Line 1 The organization does not maintain donor advised funds. However, donors may indicate a preference concerning which types of charitable institutions they wish to support with their contributions. The organization makes all final determinations concerning how funds are distributed. 1 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 1 7 Grantmaking Processing donations 270560 1 7 270560 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Scholarships for needy children 50104 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Health education for girls 47623 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Medical care for needy children 35456 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Food program for the poor 25780 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Home for abandonded children 18494 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Scholarships for low income families 17353 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Care home for elderly women 10885 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Social services provider 10527 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Animal welfare services 9166 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Vocational education for youth 8607 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Community religious organization 6652 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Sanctuary for abandonded animals 6050 Wire transfer 0 North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Emergency medical services 5800 Wire transfer 0 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Monitoring. The organization manages and tracks all grants made to Mexican institutions and operates controls to ensure funds are properly distributed. All institutions funded through The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities are organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes in Mexico. Many are qualified as not-for-profit Asociación Civil or A.C. institutions under regulations administered by the state of Jalisco. All recipients are monitored to ensure their operations remain consistent with generally accepted standards for public charities. Institutions funded by the organization fulfill the following types of program services: educational assistance for the poor; feeding programs for the poor; medical assistance for the poor; housing for abandoned children; animal care and adoption services. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Accounting. The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities operates on a cash accounting basis. The organization does not prepare financial statements. Financial transactions and accounts are are reviewed by an external accountant to ensure that operations comply with provisions enforced by SAT Servicio de Administración Tributaria, the federal Tax Administration Service in Mexico. Form 990, Part IV, Line 6 The organization does not maintain donor advised funds. However, donors may indicate a preference concerning which types of charitable institutions they wish to support with their contributions. The organization makes all final determinations concerning how funds are distributed. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 The President and the Vice President, the original founders of the organization, are husband and wife. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The processes used to review this form 990 were: (1) Prepare all accounting spreadsheets for years 2015 - 2019 and test them for their accuracy. (2) Print form 990 analyzing all instructions. (3) Review all schedules for Form 990 to Understand their purposes and if they apply to our charity. (4) Check all cross-references between the schedules we need to report and Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Some governance and policy information is included within the organization's web site. Other documentation is made available by request. Form 990, Part X, Line 33 All donations received by the organization are distributed shortly after they are received. Therefore, the organization does not hold funds for any length of time. The only asset maintained by the organization is a small bank account balance in an amount that generally totals no more than $1,000. Form 990, Part XI All donations received by the organization are distributed shortly after they are received. Therefore, the organization does not hold funds for any length of time. The only asset maintained by the organization is a small bank account balance in an amount that generally totals no more than $1,000. Form 990, Part XII The Foundation for Lake Chapala Charities operates on a cash accounting basis. The organization does not prepare financial statements. Financial transactions and accounts are reviewed by an external accountant to ensure that operations comply with provisions enforced by SAT Servicio de Administración Tributaria, the federal Tax Administration Service in Mexico.